Speaking publicly for the first time since she revealed that she was molested by doctor Larry Nassar, brave gymnast McKayla Maroney called out the US Olympic Committee, USA Gymnastics and Nassar’s employer Michigan State University for complicity.
During a Q&A at the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children’s luncheon on Tuesday, Maroney said, “We knew that Larry was a monster, and learning from everything that has come out, I never should have met him. The USA Gymnastics, MSU and the USOC continued to look away to protect their reputations. All they cared about was money, medals, and it didn’t seem like there was anything else.”
Maroney has filed suit against those institutions.
During the talk with the charity’s executive director, Mary L. Pulido, at the Pierre, Maroney said the #MeToo movement gave her courage to speak out: “The cool thing about social media is that so many people at that time were speaking up. I felt like, This is my moment.”
Nassar — who was accused of molesting some 250 girls — was sentenced to more than 100 years in jail.
Also in attendance was Fox News’ Kimberly Guilfoyle.